White House bans network pool reporter from Rose Garden event  —  The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN, after Collins asked President Trump questions at an Oval Office photo op on Wednesday.  —  Collins was representing …

GOP lawmakers introduce articles of impeachment against Rosenstein  —  A group of conservative House lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein  —  , the top Department of Justice (DOJ) official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller

Putin's Soccer Ball for Trump Had Transmitter Chip, Logo Indicates  — World Cup feature opens fan experience, isn't a spy device  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's gift of a soccer ball to U.S. President Donald Trump last week set off a chorus of warnings — some of them only half in jest …

Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Work With Russia to Box In China … Henry Kissinger suggested to President Donald Trump that the United States should work with Russia to contain a rising China.  —  The former secretary of state—who famously engineered the tactic of establishing diplomatic relations …

Trump tape a turning point in legal game of cat-and-mouse  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and the lawyer who once promised …

Trump to talk tariffs in farm country, mill town  —  President Donald Trump is expected to continue his focus on tariffs this week as he visits two cities in the Midwest that have directly felt the impact of his recent trade decisions.  —  Trump is set to visit Granite City Works …

Polls: Trump approval sags in trio of Midwest states  —  Democrats also enjoy an advantage on congressional preference in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.  —  WASHINGTON — In three politically important Midwest states — including two that were key in deciding the 2016 election …

Whistleblower provides emails that show Stormy Daniels' arrest was pre-planned  —  In an exclusive investigation, the Advocate has obtained emails from a whistleblower from inside the Columbus Police Department that outline the arrest of Stormy Daniels earlier this month may have been pre-planned days before she ever arrived in town.

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“We Didn't Expect to Make Money”: How The Daily's Michael Barbaro Unexpectedly Became the Ira Glass of The New York Times  —  He's the star of the Times's most promising new-media franchise.  But will his success eventually carry him away from 620 Eighth Avenue?  —  BY - JOE POMPEOJuly 25, 2018,

Most deported migrants were not asked about leaving children behind, Trump official says  —  That migrant parents gave consent to leave their children behind has been a key talking point for Trump administration officials defending the deportations.  —  Homeland Security officials …

Men Are Panicking About Their Sperm Count  —  A study suggests that sperm counts have been dropping for decades.  Is this how the big dystopia begins?  Silicon Valley is at hand to help men get their mojo back.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Paul Turek was on his way to speak to employees …

Former Macron security aide: ‘I made a big mistake’  —  Alexandre Benalla, a former security aide close to French President Emmanuel Macron, conceded Thursday he “made a big mistake” in intervening in a police operation during a May Day protest, footage of which cost him his job last week.

You're Not Too Old for a Tattoo  —  The new tattooed man is just as likely to get around by private jet as by Harley-Davidson.  How to ink elegantly  —  WE ARE LIVING in a Golden Age of Tattoos.  And while tattoos have heretofore mostly been brandished as signs of swagger by youthful sailors …

Jerry Jones: Cowboys will require players to stand for anthem, not remain in locker room  —  Amid a pause in the NFL's implementation of a new policy regarding the national anthem and players' decisions to protest during the song, one owner appears to be going his own way.

Dozens of lawmakers have reviewed unredacted Page surveillance documents; Nunes is not one of them  —  Nunes to reporter: Democracy dies in darkness  —  (CNN)Thirty members of Congress have reviewed largely unredacted copies of the highly sensitive surveillance-warrant applications …

Coca-Cola says it's raising soda prices after Trump tariffs  —  Coca-Cola Company on Wednesday said they will raise the price of their signature sodas this year in part because of the financial strain caused by President Trump  —  's tariffs.  —  Coca-Cola's Chief Executive James Quincey told …

Tech stocks set to crater on Thursday with Facebook on track for biggest drop ever  —  The tech-heavy Nasdaq was set for a big down day Thursday after disappointing quarterly results from Facebook sent the social media giant hurtling toward its biggest share price decline ever and on track to lose more than $125 billion in market value.

How the Trump Tax Cut Is Helping to Push the Federal Deficit to $1 Trillion  —  Corporate income tax collections are near a 75-year low, as a share of the economy, after a new law reduced rates and allowed companies to deduct investments immediately.  —  In the trough of the Great Recession in 2009 …

The Dead Can Vote (At Least on the Ninth Circuit)  —  A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit casts a decisive vote four months after his death  —  Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided Altera Corporation v. Commissioner …